casa di tolleranza

Italian

Etymology

Calque of French maison de tolérance (literally “house of tolerance”).

Noun

casa di tolleranza f (plural case di tolleranza)

  1. (euphemistic) (licensed) brothel, maison de tolérance
    Synonyms: bordello, (euphemistic) casa chiusa, (euphemistic) casino, (regional) casotto, (literary) lupanare, (literary) postribolo
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